CC Madhya 20.291
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 291
- brahmā, viṣṇu, śiva—tāṅra guṇa-avatāra
- sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tinera adhikāra
SYNONYMS
brahmā—Lord Brahmā; viṣṇu—Lord Viṣṇu; śiva—Lord Śiva; tāṅra—of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu; guṇa-avatāra—incarnations of the material qualities; sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera—of the three functions, namely creation, maintenance and dissolution; tinera adhikāra—there is control by the three deities (Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva).
TRANSLATION
“Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are His three incarnations of the material qualities. Creation, maintenance and destruction respectively are under the charge of these three personalities.